2019 Aeris (Rhys) "Centennial Mountain" Sonoma County Carricante
96JG
94JD
94VN
$59.99
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96
John Gilman
Reviewed March 2023The 2019 Carricante from Aeris is really starting to blossom at four years of age and I can see why the team at Rhys decided to hold it back in the cellar for an additional year of aging. The bouquet is pure and gorgeously expressive, jumping from the glass in a blend of nectarine, tart pineapple, a hint of green olive, salty soil tones, white flowers, lemon peel and a nice hint of fresh rosemary in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very minerally in personality, with a beautiful core of fruit, bright, zesty acids, laser-like focus and a very long, very complex and seamlessly balanced finish. This is one of the most beautiful bottles of white wine from America that I have ever had the pleasure to taste! It is still a puppy and will be an even better drink five or ten years down the road, but it is stunning already! (JG) 96+
Professional Reviews
94
Jeb Dunnuck
Displaying a bright straw hue, the 2019 Carricante Centennial Mountain Vineyard is vibrant with savory aromas of sea spray, lemon verbena, candle wax, and green melon. Medium-bodied, it has an electric personality on the palate, with energetic acidity, and its citrus and saline notes are accented with white pepper spice. A refreshing and notable white, it will benefit from allowing more time to develop in the bottle and show off its more resinous and herbaceous profile. (AF)
94
Vinous
The 2019 Carricante Centennial Mountain Vineyard is bright, effusive and full of personality. Orchard fruit, jasmine, lime, tropical overtones and bright acids give the 2019 a gorgeous, exotic character with Riesling-like echoes that jump from the glass. It is one of the most distinctive California whites I can remember tasting of late.
These are three gorgeous 2019s from Aeris, the sister label of Rhys. Proprietor Kevin Harvey and winemaker Jeff Brinkman have put a ton of work into this project, and it shows in their increasingly complex wines. The 2019 Carricante and Nebbiolo are the best yet from Aeris. (AG)
JR
Jancis Robinson
Fruit from Sonoma County. Whole-cluster pressed into 25-hl oak casks. Native-yeast fermentation and full malolactic conversion. Lees are stirred monthly for a full year, and the wine is bottled after 22 months in cask. No fining, no filtration. 500 cases made.
Aromas of green apple, lemon pith and finger lime. Bright green-apple and finger-lime flavours mix with white flowers and a bracing juicy acidity that has an underlying wet-chalkboard minerality. Zippy and delicious with just the hint of oak lingering in the finish. (AY)
Details
| Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sonoma County, California, United States |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 1864884 |